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The Use of Open Source Information for Investigative Services

Summary/Abstract: The progressive increase in overt information resources and the ability to quickly and easily access them make more and more different entities use them in actions they take. Such a situation is observed, among others, in investigative services that use these resources prior to and during the execution of further intelligence activities conducted by other means. This article is an attempt to describe the possibility of using open sources of information in the work of investigative services. It describes the essence and importance of overtly accessible information, the stages of its analysis and examples of its use by the prosecution services in Poland and abroad. The article also presents advantages and disadvantages of the so-called white interview and restrictions on the use of information open sources resulting from information resources increase and automation of information retrieval.

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